Russia in the Middle East, September 18:

Putin's MENA envoy Bogdanov meets with ambassadors of #Egypt and #Turkey to discuss #Libya; Syrian ambassador to discuss the situation in #Syria; and #Israel's Minister of Environmental Protection Gila Gamliel. ImageImageImageImage
High-level #Russia-#France interdepartmental consultations on #Syria, including Deputy FM Vershinin, MoD representatives, and the Presidential envoys for Syria of both countries, among others. Image
These #Russia-#France consultations on #Syria have been going on since at least late 2018. Image
These again took place in March, April, July, September, and November of 2019, with a phone call in mid-2020. ImageImageImageImage
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